Discussion paper DP17045 Improving government quality in the regions of the EU and its system-wide benefits for Cohesion policy Javier Barbero Jiménez Martin Christensen Patrizio Lecca Andrés Rodríguez-Pose Simone Salotti 17 Feb 2022 Government quality Cohesion Economic growth Public investment Regions Eu International Trade and Regional Economics C68 O17 R13 R15
Discussion paper DP16732 Does Organized Crime Attract EU Funding? Evidence from the Sicilian Mafia Marlene Thomas Joao Pereira dos Santos José Tavares 18 Nov 2021 Eu funds Organized crime Public funds misappropriation Sicily Public Economics K4 O17 R12
Discussion paper DP16593 Local institutions and pandemics: City autonomy and the Black Death Han Wang Andrés Rodríguez-Pose 30 Sep 2021 Local institutions Pandemics City autonomy Black death Europe International Trade and Regional Economics N43 N93 O17
Discussion paper DP16497 Understanding Informality Ceyhun Elgin M. Ayhan Kose Franziska Ohnsorge Shu Yu 31 Aug 2021 Informal economy Self-employment Employment Output Business cycles International Macroeconomics and Finance E26 E32 J46 O17
Discussion paper DP16498 Growing Apart or Moving Together? Synchronization of Informal and Formal Economy Cycles Ceyhun Elgin M. Ayhan Kose Franziska Ohnsorge Shu Yu 31 Aug 2021 Informal economy Self-employment Business cycle International Macroeconomics and Finance E26 E32 J46 O17
Discussion paper DP16265 Changing Business Practices of Micro and Small Enterprises: Evidence from an RCT with 12 Financial Service Providers Alexandra Avdeenko Markus Frölich Simona Helmsmüller 16 Jun 2021 Ntrepreneurship training Management skills Microfinance Micro and small enterprises Program evaluation Randomized control trial Development Economics O17 L26 O12 D22
Discussion paper DP15871 Social capital and economic growth in the regions of Europe Jonathan Muringani Rune Fitjar Andrés Rodríguez-Pose 2 Mar 2021 Social capital Bonding Bridging Regions Economic growth Eu International Trade and Regional Economics O17 O43 R11
Discussion paper DP15813 Firms, Kinship and Economic Growth in the Kyrgyz Republic Paul Castaneda Dower Theodore Gerber Shlomo Weber 13 Feb 2021 Kinship networks Firm performance Kyrgyz republic Development Economics O12 O14 O17 P23 Z13
Discussion paper DP15726 TRADE AND INFORMALITY IN THE PRESENCE OF LABOR MARKET FRICTIONS AND REGULATIONS Rafael Dix-Carneiro Pinelopi Goldberg Costas Meghir None Ulyssea 26 Jan 2021 Development Economics International Trade and Regional Economics Labour Economics F14 F16 J46 O17
Discussion paper DP15280 Ballot or Bullet: The Impact of UK's Representation of the People Act on Peace and Prosperity Dominic Rohner Alessandro Saia 10 Sep 2020 Social violence Conflict Riots Democracy Enfranchisement Franchise extension Voting Elections Growth Development Development Economics Economic History Public Economics C33 D72 D74 N43 O17
Discussion paper DP15188 Prostitution and Violence: Evidence from Sweden Maria Berlin Giovanni Immordino Francesco Russo Giancarlo Spagnolo 20 Aug 2020 Asymmetric sanctions Domestic violence Policy spillovers Prohibition Prostitution Regulation Sex markets Covid-19 Industrial Organization Public Economics L51 I18 O17 H21
Discussion paper DP14537 How Political Insiders Lose Out When International Aid Underperforms: Evidence from a Participatory Development Experiment in Ghana Katharine Baldwin Dean Karlan Christopher Udry Ernest Appiah 27 Mar 2020 Participatory development Political economy International aid Distributive politics Development Economics H4 H7 O12 O17 O19
